Table 1 Distribution of included studies on the prevalence and determinants of neonatal hypothermia in East Africa, from January 2000–December 2019
Author | year | Country | Study design | Sample size | Prevalence (%) | Type of study | Definition of hypothermia | Study outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Byaruhanga R et al [14] | 2005 | Uganda | cross-sectional | 300 | 79 | Hospital-based | Axillary temperatures < 36.5 °C | Prevalence at admission (postnatal ward) |
Bergstrom A et al [22] | 2005 | Uganda | case-control | 249 | 46 | Hospital-based | Axillary temperatures < 36.5 °C | Prevalence at admission (postnatal ward) |
Hayelom G et al [23] | 2017 | Ethiopia | cross-sectional | 1152 | 53 | Hospital-based | Axillary temperatures < 36.5 °C | Prevalence at admission (postnatal ward) |
Abayneh G et al [24] | 2017 | Ethiopia | cross-sectional | 769 | 71 | Hospital-based | Axillary temperatures < 36.5 °C | Prevalence at admission (postnatal ward) |
Birhanu W et al. [10] | 2018 | Ethiopia | cross-sectional | 356 | 64 | Hospital-based | Axillary temperatures < 36.5 °C | Prevalence at admission (postnatal ward) |
Gebresilasea G et al. [25] | 2019 | Ethiopia | cross-sectional | 354 | 50.3 | Hospital-based | Axillary temperatures < 36.5 °C | Prevalence at admission (postnatal ward) |
Tewodros S et al [26] | 2015 | Ethiopia | cohort | 421 | 69.8 | Hospital-based | Axillary temperatures < 36.5 °C | Prevalence at admission (postnatal ward) |
Hagos T et al [27] | 2017 | Ethiopia | cross-sectional | 264 | ??? | Hospital-based | Axillary temperatures < 36.5 °C | Prevalence at admission (postnatal ward) |
Wubet A et al [28] | 2019 | Ethiopia | cross-sectional | 403 | 66.3 | Hospital-based | Axillary temperatures < 36.5 °C | Prevalence at admission (postnatal ward) |
Mekonnen T et al [18] | 2018 | Ethiopia | cross-sectional | 1316 | 13 | Hospital-based | Axillary temperatures < 36.5 °C | Prevalence at admission (postnatal ward) |
Talbert A et al [29] | 2009 | Kenya | cohort | 15,191 | – | Hospital-based | Axillary temperatures < 36.5 °C | Prevalence at admission (postnatal ward) |
Switchenko N et al [30] | 2017 | Kenya | cross-sectional | 136 | 60 | Hospital-based | Axillary temperatures < 36.5 °C | Prevalence at admission (postnatal ward) |